The Bears Fan Who Hated His Job

Pat Miller spent 20 years on the radio under a name that wasn't his.He went on the air as "J Pat". He was forced to cheer for the Green Bay Packerswhile his actual loyalty stayed with the Chicago Bears and Cubs. Heprogrammed a country station he didn't connect with. And the wholetime, he was getting really good at being someone else.In 2018 he walked away. No six-month runway. No clients lined up.Just a hunch that life was too short to build someone else's dream —the line that later became his TEDx talk.Two years later, on March 18, 2020, the world shut down. The nextday, Pat went live on LinkedIn and hosted a show he called SmallBusiness Rally Point. 90 days later, it was a community. Today,the Small Business Owners Community (SBOC) is a membership, anannual conference that's drawn Mel Robbins, Mike Michalowicz, andSahil Bloom, and a daily show called Businessing with Pat Miller.This conversation is about what it actually takes — on the inside —to step out of a professional identity you spent two decadesconstructing. About how a strength becomes a hindrance. About"chiseling your way out" toward who you actually are. And aboutexcavating the room you wish you could walk into when you realizefounding a business is the loneliest job in the world.If you're building on your own, this one will land.CONNECT WITH PATLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpatmiller/SBOC: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessingShowTHE BIGGER STAGEConversations with founders excavating the story underneath whatthey've already built. The shift from operator to authority to icon,captured on camera. Hosted by Matt Stone.Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@thebiggerstageLearn more: https://thebiggerstage.com